| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. G. Tattersall | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 11 | Jan 1950 | Apr 1970 | 20y 3m | H. Tattersall Mrs H. Tattersall |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 555 | JURYWOMAN | VHC | Only a temporary help? Her foreman’s words could result in prolonged labour or instant dismissal | i.e. jury- (char)woman (cf. jurymast, jury-rigged) [see comments] |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 525 | MORALE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | However di/rty, our boy will be suitably educated | |
| 495 | PARTISAN | VHC | “Debs’ delights” perhaps, if ancient, could be described as old, keen and having a handle | partis an2 |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 325 | MARRYING | VHC | Reciprocal piston ring embodying rotary terminal coupling that should last a lifetime | ram (rev.) + y in ring |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 279 | CRYPTOGRAM | First | A cell first; then go up before the beak for a sentence involving hard labour | crypt + go (rev.) + ram |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 199 | HONESTY | VHC | Without any finesse it is transparently obvious the trumps have it | 3 mngs., ref. bridge; trump = trusty person |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 188 | Beware the Ides of March (Anagram) | VHC | Chief, Rome weather’s bad | |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 179 | CADRE | VHC | Key men are anxious about the start of denationalisation | d in care; ref. plans to denationalise steel, 1951 |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 158 | RATING | VHC | He has the rolling R.N. gait | anag. |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 121 | SNAPSHOT | VHC | Steal aboard ship when it’s afire below? The answer is in the negative | nap4 in SS + hot |
Ximenes competitions
1969-1970
1106 LEXICOGRAPHY
1076 NEFAST (Misprints)
1967-1968
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
971 MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left)
1963-1964
750 SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left)
1962-1963
746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)
743 CHEMIST
1960-1961
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
621 CHASE
1958-1959
519 RIDICULE (DLM)
504 LEAD-LINE
1957-1958
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
467 A humorous definition (Humorous definition)
464 STRAWED
447 TOUSLE
1956-1957
412 SERVIETTE
408 BILLET
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
1955-1956
360 WRINKLE / EGG-BIRD (Right and Left)
334 CHEROOT
1954 (2)
293 CAB
289 CISTERN
1954 (1)
275 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
273 COUSIN
267 TRADE
265 THERMAE
261 DECANTER
1953 (2)
255 SCUTTLE
239 GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry)
1953 (1)
219 SOCIALIST
207 PAGEANT
1952 (2)
202 SPALPEEN
197 SCALES
1952 (1)
193 TRADUCER
183 SAUSAGES
1951 (1)
161 TILLER
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |